Learn Japanese Word Origins 7 - is Japanese this Sadistic?

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Here's a great Japanese word - 親子丼.
A little sadistic, but fun, right?
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Did you ever wonder where Japanese words came from? Word origins are not only an interesting way to see how language developed, but it is also great for remembering vocabulary. In this series, we will show you the origins of some common words and phrases in the Japanese language.

Have you ever heard of Oaykodon? Oyakodon is a popular Japanese food that literally means Parent and Child over rice. How did this bizarrely named dish get its name? Watch this episode of Japanese Word Origins to find out!


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他人丼 (Tanindon) picture provided by: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngawa/

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[wakayama2006]

親子丼は美味しいです\(^―^)/

[japanesepod101]

@wakayama2006 おいしいですね♪

[D45H3R0]

Really nice video !

5 stars !

[japanesepod101]

Thanks!! ^^

[Lantia4ever]

These videos are just perfect! Learning so much in barely a minute. I love it! AND I´m certainy going to try Oyakodon one day, looks delicious x))

[japanesepod101]

Definitely try Oyakodon! It's very good!

[Grax638]

I think I will give this oyakodon a try when I go to Japan, I am planning to someday (maybe in a lot of time) go to Japan for vacation or university, I wish Japan was the n. 1 nation of the world, and not United States, so everyone could speak their cool language.

Long Live Japan

Viva Japón

Vive le Japan

長く生きる日本 (nagaku ikiru Nippon)

[saketini99]

Hiroko is looking good

[General2528342]

please make more!

[anthrmthrfckr]

wow... im learning!

[nbkcaniz]

new haircut :)

[kevinclark34]

um what does ikari kage mean???

[kevinclark34]

umm what does ikari kage mean??

[deyan97]

親子丼は、非常においしいです  しようとしている

[princessarisa]

Hiroko-san changed her hairstyle, ii kanji desune :)

[caramelup]

more more more : )

[MsAJDJ29]

please dont stop making these word origins videos

[johnsonisthesmartest]

omg, i actually ate this yesterday . I've trying to work out what was the name of the dish